So things have slowed down quite a bit for me compared to my first week of gigs. I’ve only had a couple of them since the last time I wrote. The most notable one was a wind ensemble concert this week in North Carolina. It was really fun, its been a long time since I’ve […]
This week marked my first week of actually playing gigs with the Navy. I finally felt like I have a purpose! It also reinforced the feeling that I’ve had all along my journey: I’m going to LOVE this job. Monday we had off, but I did receive a phone call…there was a last-minute gig on Tuesday and […]
This week was my first week at my band. It was awesome! I’m going to love it 🙂 It was a short week, because the band had liberty on Monday and Tuesday, so my official first day wasn’t until Wednesday. Basically, all I did all week was check in with people and practice. That’s it! […]
Well, its been a long five months, but I made it! I am officially a military musician now. I graduated from the armed forces music school on Friday and reported to my band in Norfolk. I’m so excited to get started with my new career! Some of the highlights from the last couple months include […]
Wow I can’t believe its been almost a month since my last blog post! Time has been absolutely flying by. I’ve been so busy this month, I’ve hardly had time to do anything! The best thing that’s happened since the last time I wrote was that Ben moved here to Norfolk and I moved off […]
Apparently in Virginia it was national disasters week because not only did we have a hurricane over the weekend, we also had an earthquake earlier in the week! We also woke up to yucky smoke on Thursday morning from a wildfire that was burning south of us. It truly looked apocalyptic!! The earthquake was the […]
Whoa! I can’t believe its been four weeks since I arrived here from boot camp! Its been quite a whirlwind since the last time I’ve blogged…. So I have been officially approved for acceleration at the school, which means I’ll be graduating on October 28th. I ended up having crazy fast turnaround time for approval […]
Well, I survived. I’ve made it through Navy boot camp and the first two weeks of “A” school. I never thought I would make it to this point, so it feels great. It was quite an adventure, I met some great people, met some not so great people, and I learned a lot about myself. […]
Finally! The day that I have been waiting for for over 8 months is almost here. I can't believe its been that long! Today is my last full day here, because tomorrow I leave Rochester, and Monday I fly out to Chicago, then get bussed to Navy RTC. I'm so excited to get this process […]
I’m back from my trip to Colorado last week. It was great! I brought my clarinet, but I ended up not playing at all. Its ok though! It really isn’t a priority for me right now. I’m going to get plenty of playing in the next four years! (or 20!) It felt really good to […]
Sandy Herrera, Clarinet